#i'm on episode 810 right now

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Sanji, probably: The only L I'm taking is Luffy.

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In truth, I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on how 8b will play out and what do you think will happen in the end regarding Tevan? 💔

Hi, Nonnie! Sorry for taking so long, half of it was because of the month I had, half of it is because well, I'm not sure?

There are two creatures inside of me: the realistic (and rather pessimistic) one and the slightly hopeful one.

For hopeful: I think bringing Tommy back is a very real possibility, based on the fact that a) the break-up was open-ended, and that was very much for a reason b) they made sure to show us Buck longing for Tommy and even cared to show Tommy is also thinking about Buck c) they also made sure Tommy was not painted in a bad light (something a lot of us feared he would be) and perhaps d) it would be extremely dumb to pass on a character/ship/storyline that very obviously brings in a lot of viewers and engagement, more so when we're talking about a show that is on its eight season and needs this engagement to keep going.

So. That being said. If they bring Tommy back, I'm one of those who believes it wouldn't be until the end of the season / one of the last few episodes. I think they'll take 8b to explore what Buck does, how he feels, and how he identifies (hopefully), and by the end he'll know and Tommy will be there. Kinda like they were the right person, the wrong time, but make it the right time this time.

Now, for realistic (pessimistic): This honestly is just me being that, pessimistic. And not trusting 911 a whole lot after what they did with 8a. This part of me already fears for the 'fling', and for the time jump, and for JLH saying Maddie needed the haircut she got (thank God the straight bob is gone, by the way) because of what will happen in the show. The hair is much longer than she had been rocking before, and unless Maddie gets extensions, this would mean the time jump is rather big. They can't go too big of a time jump because of Jee (because I doubt they'd change the actors for that), but there will be one. I personally think it'll be a natural time jump (809&10 take place right after, but my bet is that 811 will be in March of their timeline, so kinda like the hiatus).

That to say: I'm fully expecting for them to portray Buck as fully moved on by 810, and starting a new bachelor era come 811. Perhaps the fling is over in a couple eps, that's what I'm expecting, but perhaps he also moves on to someone new and Tommy is never mentioned again, and we see him appear in an Abby-like appearance at the end of Season 9, or 10. But that's just my pessimistic side talking.

In truth, it's hard to try to guess what will happen because 911 is just not caring that much lately. Like, sure, they sorta hinted at SLs that we'll see in 8b, but they also did that in 7b going into 8a, and look where that got us. So guessing is a bit useless, in my opinion.

Anyway. Sorry for the rant lmao. My inbox is open for ranting, venting, and giving opinions or confessions!

Take care <3